Stephen S. Strick is a well-known and respected Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist, with over twenty years of experience as an arbitrator and mediator.

In 1983, Mr. Strick was appointed to the Entertainment Panel of the American Arbitration Association (that panel was subsequently incorporated into the AAA Commercial Panel). He is also a neutral on the Arbitration Panel of the American Film Market Association (currently known as “AFMA”) and has recently been named one of only 10 appointees to the Federal Communications Commission Panel of the AAA. Mr. Strick has worked on numerous Large and Complex Arbitrations -- including Large/Complex cases -- in the Entertainment, Media, Telecommunications and Licensing, Medical, Financial and other industries.

Mr. Strick has also worked as an attorney in private practice, a studio legal and business affairs executive, and film and television producer at such firms and companies as United Artists Corporation, Loeb & Loeb, HBO, Dino DeLaurentiis Corporation and DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group. He was also elected a senior executive and board member of publicly traded color visual effects company, CST Entertainment, Inc.

Mr. Strick was educated at Stanford University, The University of California’s Hastings College of the Law as well as Pacifica Graduate Institute.

Mr. Strick is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York Bar, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and the Executive Branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has volunteered his time, resources and services for numerous charities and organizations including the International League of Human Rights, the American Film Institute, Counseling West and others.